Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-40771

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Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-40771

Published: January 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103102
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40771
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in AVEVideoEncoder. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-40771

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 14.5 23F79, 12.7.5 21H1222, 13.6.7 22G720
visionOS - update to 1.2
watchOS - update to 10.5
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 16.7.8 20H343, 17.5 21F79
iPadOS - addressed in versions 16.7.8, 17.5 21F79
tvOS - update to 17.5

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